Football game



July 7, 1931.

F. R. CHESTER FOOTBALL GAME Original Filed Nov. 17, 1926 Ibi a? II-m I N V EN TOR. Chester,

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Patented july 7, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANK R. GHESTEER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CHESTERFIELD CONTROL COM- IPANY, OF DOVER, DELAWARE, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE FOOTBALL GAME Original application filed November 17, 1926, Serial No. 148,792. Divided and this application filed May 9,

1928. Serial This invention relates to a game and aims specifically to provide a device of this character embracing a miniature embodiment of a game normally played by opposing players or teams of players.

It is an object of the invention to furnish a device of this character, the parts of which will be relatively few in number and simple and rugged in construction, these parts being capable of being assembled readily to furnish a game operating over long periods of time with freedom from mechanical difficulty.

Another object of the invention is that of constructing a game of this type in which the results achieved by the players operating the same will be dependent upon the skill of operation. Although the features of the present invention may be employed in numerous different associations, they are primarily intended to be embodied in a game of the football type and accordingly the 1llustrated embodiment of the invention shows a football game.

Objects other than those aforereferred to will be apparent upon reference to the following specification and annexed drawings, which latter show one practical embodiment of the invention and in which Figure 1 is a sectional side view of a portion of substantially one-half of a game, and

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of certain of the parts as shown in Fig. 1.

In these views the numeral 5 indicates the deck or field of the game upon which figures 6 are mounted. For the sake of simplicity only one of these figures has been shown, but it will be appreciated that any desired number are disposed upon the deck. Each of these figures has a pivoted limb portion 7 and the deck, in advance of this limb portion, is preferably formed with a depression 8 within which a missile may come to rest.

The deck presents target portions in the nature of goal openings 9 and the passage of a missile towards these target portions may be blocked by a figure 10 simulating in appearance a goal keeper, it being observed that this figure extends from the goal opening and is mounted upon the up-turned inner end of a lever 11.

With a view to operating the goal keeper and the limb portions of the impelling members provided by the figures of the players upon the deck, it is preferred, according to the present invention, that a single control be employed which may be in the nature of a handle 12 secured to a shaft 13. This shaft carries an arm 14 cooperating with adjustable stops 15 to limit the amount of oscillatory movement of which the shaft is capable. The arm 14 is connected to a bell crank 16 by means of a link 17 and the bell crank, in turn, is link-connected as at 18 to the free end of the lever 11 which is pivotally supported as at 19. Thus it will be obvious that if the handle 12 is oscillated to correspondingly move the shaft 13, this motion will result in a rocking of the bell crank 16 and a consequent shifting of the lever 11 in Fig. 10 transversely of the deck and within the target portion or goal in order to block the passage of a missile into the same.

A further arm 20 extends from the shaft 13 and is connected by means of a rod 21 to the lower arms 22 of bell crank levers supported upon transversely extending shafts 23. The second arms of these levers are connected as, for example, by rods or wires 24, to the limb portions 7, so that simultaneously with the shifting of the goal keeper incident to an oscillation of the shaft 13, the impelling portions or legs of one team of figures will be actuatedto project a missile across the deck and towards the opposing goal portion. At this time it will be noted that due to the manner in which the legs of the impelling figures are disposed with respect to the depressed portions of the deck, a missile coming to lie within one ofsaid depressed portions may, by a slight projection of the impelling member, be cammed to either side of the direct path of travel of the movable limb portion. As a consequence, in addition to directly advancing the missile, it may be passed obliquely across the field and a skillful operator will, in time, be able to pass the ball with accuracy from one player of the team of figures under hiscontrol to a predetermined other player of such team.

Extending from each of the goals is a chute member 25 which communicates with a shaft-way26 within which aplunger 2T moved by a rod 28. Theirpperv end oft-this shaft-way is guarded b a trap door or plate 29 normally maintaine in seated position by" a spring 30. Obviously, if the plunger is elevated a missile 31 which has passed down 7 either of the chutes to the top of the plunger will likewise be moved until it presses against the under side of, the door 29 and raises the same against the influence of the spring, whereupon and when the plunger reaches position flush with the deck, the trapdoor will exert a camming action upon the missile to project it onto the deck.

From the foregoing itfwill be appreciated that by means Of; the present invention a P yer, by mply ope a nso e co tro m y actuate the impelling members, as well as the target-blocking element which permits of the game being operated. in such a manner that the amusement to be derived by the playing,

thereof is increased materially.

Thisapplication is a division of my prior application, Serial No. 148,792 filed, on November 17, 1 926. It will be apparentthat, among others, the several objects specifically aforementioned, are achieved; by means of the, present invention and it is intended that numerous changes in construction and re,- arrangement of the parts might be resorted to without in the slightest departing from the spirit of such invention as. defined by the claims, 7

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by'Lettcr's Patentisz:

,l. Agame including a deck formed with an opening providing a missile goal, a figure, extending within said opening and adjacent the forward edge of the same and means. for

shifting said figure. from one, side to the other side of said opening.

2. A game including a deck, a missile. impelli -ng member mounted upon said 'deck,said deck being formed with openings adjacent its,

- opposite ends, chutes extending. from each of.

ai pen ng a si g e shaftw 'y to re eive ssile f m ei her. o sa hu s, a si g ev Plu e W thin ai sh f y, me s for elevating said plunger, and a closure associated with theupper endofsaid shaftway' escape of the latter on to said deck. In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

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